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Committee to discuss report

The Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization will hold a public meeting Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 1280 Johnson Ave., San Jose. The committee will hear a presentation of the final report on the West Valley areawide one-year study by consultant Michael Winters.

The committee may or may not take action on the study. The final report is currently available at the Center for Educational Planning at the county Office of Education for $4 or is available free on the Internet.

School bus to blink more

School-bus drivers will be required to use the flashing red lights on the vehicle whenever children are getting on or off the bus, even if they are not crossing the street.

Drivers should use extra caution around school buses after the start of the new year, education officials say, because of a new law which some critics claim may desensitize motorists to blinking red lights on buses.

Current law states that drivers must get out and stop traffic for kids crossing the street, but aren't required to do so when kids aren't crossing the street.

Though the times when lights are to be used have changed, the law for the most part is the same: all motorists must stop when red lights on buses are flashing.

Gay Strand chairs group

Monte Sereno City Manager Gay Strand was recently elected chair of the City Managers Association of Santa Clara County.

Each city manager in the county belongs to the association, which meets monthly to discuss issues of mutual concern.

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